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From Lord Ashburton    Dec. 20th

The Grange | Dec. 20th

My dear Sir,

Would you give Lady Ashburton1 and myself the pleasure of a visit from you at any time before the 14th of Jan. My station is Andover road.2

Your very truly | Ashburton.

RI MS JT/1/121

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1

Lady Ashburton: Harriet Mary Montagu (1805–57) married William Bingham Baring (Baron Ashburton from 1848) in 1823. She was an outstanding hostess and intimate friend of Carlyle’s. ODNB.

2

Andover road: a railway junction near the Ashburton’s country seat, The Grange.

Please cite as “Tyndall1169,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/tyndall/letters/Tyndall1169